UN chief urges 'maximum restraint' from Syria regime
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon urged 'maximum restraint' from the Syrian regime and cooperation from the opposition Monday as UN military observers began to monitor a fragile ceasefire.
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Ceasefire in Syria comes into effect
A ceasefire in Syria came into effect at 6:00 am (0300 GMT) in line with an ultimatum set by UN/Arab League envoy Kofi Annan aimed at ending violence that has killed thousands over 13 months.
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Expanded UNSC should have 25 members: India
India has said the 15-nation UN Security Council should be expanded to include about 10 more members, cautioning that delay in reforming the powerful world body will be at the international community'
Syria scuttles truce plan with new demands
A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed on Sunday after President Bashar Assad's government raised new, last-minute demands that the country's largest rebel group swi
Annan says surge in Syria violence 'unacceptable'
The international mediator for Syria, Kofi Annan, said on Sunday he was shocked by the "unacceptable" surge in bloodshed there despite a UN deadline for a halt to all violence next week.
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India, China to lead urban population growth over next 40 yrs: UN
India and China will witness the largest growth in their urban populations in the next four decades, posing new challenges of providing jobs, housing, energy and infrastructure to their people, the Un
Syria violence worsening as deadline nears: U.N. chief
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that Syria's conflict is deepening and attacks on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdra
India, China to lead urban population growth over next 40 years
India and China will witness unprecedented increase in their urban populations in the next four decades posing new challenges of providing jobs, energy, housing and infrastructure to their people, a U
UN ceasefire moves fail to deter Syria violence
At least 70 people were killed in intense fighting in Syria over the past 24 hours, activists said on Wednesday, despite the imminent arrival of a UN team to discuss a possible mission to monitor a ce
United Nations to observe Earth Hour
The UN will observe Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off the lights for one hour at its facilities around the world.
The world body, headquartered in New York, will join scores of other landmarks ar